MOUNT OLIVE (May 2) – With nearly a decade of coaching experience at multiple levels across the NCAA, Brittney Randolph was announced as the head field hockey coach at the University of Mount Olive.

Randolph joins the Trojans after serving as the head coach in 2024 at Washington & Jefferson College of the North Coast Athletic Conference. During her one season with Presidents, she mentored 2024 All-NCAC Second-Team selection Lily Giering while featuring four NFHCA Scholars of Distinction and 11 NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad members.

Additionally, she serves a head coach at Beyond Sports Tours in Spain, leading and managing Division I, II, and III student-athletes during an international tour to ensure high-level training and performance. Randolph also works as a site director & lead coach at USA Field Hockey and the Pittsburgh Nexus Olympic Development program, the first-ever Nexus site in Western Pennsylvania.

"I am incredibly honored to join the University of Mount Olive Athletics Department and humbled by the opportunity to lead the Field Hockey program as Head Coach", said Randolph. "I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Director of Athletics, Joey Higginbotham, Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, Kristen Gurley, and the entire search committee for placing their trust in me. I'm grateful for their belief in my vision and our shared commitment to the continued growth and success of the program. UMO Field Hockey has a strong legacy of excellence—both on the field and in the classroom—and I am excited to build on that tradition. I look forward to getting to work with the talented student-athletes at UMO and forging a championship culture rooted in passion, resilience, and unity. The future of UMO Field Hockey is bright and I can't wait to get started! Go Trojans!

Prior to W&J, Randolph served as the head coach at Mercyhurst University from 2020-2023. She instructed 12 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholars of Distinction, 28 PSAC Scholar-Athletes, four NFHCA Senior All-Star Game recipients. Her teams earned four NFHCA Senior All-Star Game recipients.

She also has collegiate coaching experience as an assistant at Smith College (2019) and Shippensburg University (2017-18). While with the Shippensburg Raiders, the program captured the Division II National Championships in both 2017 and 2018. The coaching staff at Shippensburg was honored as Coaching Staff of the Year twice. Three Raiders were named NFHCA All-Americans during her tenure.

"We are very excited to welcome Brittney into the Trojan family as our new head field hockey coach. Brittney believes in developing both the student and the athlete, which is in step with our vision for our student-athletes here at UMO," said Assistant Director of Athletics Kristen Gurley. "The committee was very impressed with her commitment and energy towards the sport. Brittney is a passionate coach, and I do not doubt that she is going to continue on with the strong foundation that our field hockey program has built and will remain a consistent top contender in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC)."

Randolph competed as a student-athlete at Mercyhurst University (2010-14) while also being a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and part of the Leadership Training Program.

She received her bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in pre-medicine from Mercyhurst University in 2014 before earning a master's degree in exercise and sport studies from Smith College.